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obama's lead is massive. obama built the largest grassroots organization that politics saw in '08 and after he won he continued to build it. this can make a difference of two points and in a close race like this it can make all the difference in '08. it gave obama some already. that's not the situation in this case. people that have been to the ground offices say the obama offices are all about obamament the romney offices are rnc offices and not always all about romney. that leads a conservative like joe scarborough to worry about what's happening that the obama offices are building this unparalleled turnout machine and the great irony that scarborough writes for the romney camp is their candidate drirch by data and numbers his entire life is relying on the most unpredi unpredictable force of all, human emotion, to pull him over the top. i don't understand why romney and the gop have allowed this to happen? >> if it were just about having offices, obama would be in a clear lead in states like florida he's no
obama's lead is massive. obama built the largest grassroots organization that politics saw in '08 and after he won he continued to build it. this can make a difference of two points and in a close race like this it can make all the difference in '08. it gave obama some already. that's not the situation in this case. people that have been to the ground offices say the obama offices are all about obamament the romney offices are rnc offices and not always all about romney. that leads a...
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president obama will be in new hampshire. governor romney has three tops planned in the state of florida. congressman ryan is set to make five stops in ohio while vice president biden plays defense in virginia, the state is leaning towards governor romney. let me bring you former pennsylvania governor ed rendell. the guru, i'll call you that. thank you for joining us. you're in virginia beach right now. what is happening on the ground there? why are we seeing the polls right now in favor of governor romney, do you think? >> i think governor romney has had momentum ever since the first debate and interestingly the second debate where i think president obama was the clear winner and the third debate where i think again he was the clear winner, they slowed down that momentum but didn't reverse it. this is a tight election. i don't think virginia is lost for the democrats. i think what will happen in the next ten days will factor into what the turnout is. when the election is this close in terms of preference it's always who turn
president obama will be in new hampshire. governor romney has three tops planned in the state of florida. congressman ryan is set to make five stops in ohio while vice president biden plays defense in virginia, the state is leaning towards governor romney. let me bring you former pennsylvania governor ed rendell. the guru, i'll call you that. thank you for joining us. you're in virginia beach right now. what is happening on the ground there? why are we seeing the polls right now in favor of...
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not barack obama. obama took gm and chrysler into bankruptcy and sold chrysler to italians who are going to build jeeps in china. mitt romney will fight for every american job. >> chrysler thought that ad was so misleading they put out a statement making the point that, in fact, they're adding 1100 jobs in detroit and any jeeps that are made in china are for the people of china. was that a mistake on their part? a lot of newspapers have fact-checked that, john, and said it just isn't so. >> the truth hurts, huh? he did sell chrysler to the italians and they own it. i think this is an important point, because mitt romney did say that his plan would be better for the auto industry. now, i'm someone who is pro-bailout when the bush administration did it. i think he had to bail out. i think that mitt romney believed you had to work to save those jobs. it was a different approach, but i think that that is a critical voting bloc. i also think that the coal vote is a critical vote in ohio. those folks will st
not barack obama. obama took gm and chrysler into bankruptcy and sold chrysler to italians who are going to build jeeps in china. mitt romney will fight for every american job. >> chrysler thought that ad was so misleading they put out a statement making the point that, in fact, they're adding 1100 jobs in detroit and any jeeps that are made in china are for the people of china. was that a mistake on their part? a lot of newspapers have fact-checked that, john, and said it just isn't so....
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. >>> the storm is drastically changing president obama and mitt romney's campaign plans with eight days before america votes. >>> the san francisco giants are world series champions. i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> this is d-day with hurricane sandy. waves are growing ever more om nis and the threat of storm surges from 4 to 11 feet high. this is the scene about 100 miles north of boston. hundreds of thousands have been told to evacuate in coastal a areas all the way into new england. the storm claimed 65 lives in the caribbean and has the potential to paralyze new york and other big cities. early this morning president obama has signed emergency declarations for connecticut, pennsylvania and rhode island, clearing the way for help from fema. let's get right to bill karins who has the latest forecast. what do you have? >> the storm has strengthened instead of 75 so that's very impressive that this storm continues to lower its pressure, even going over the cooler waters now and it's only about 386 miles away from new york city. it's actually moving at a pretty
. >>> the storm is drastically changing president obama and mitt romney's campaign plans with eight days before america votes. >>> the san francisco giants are world series champions. i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> this is d-day with hurricane sandy. waves are growing ever more om nis and the threat of storm surges from 4 to 11 feet high. this is the scene about 100 miles north of boston. hundreds of thousands have been told to...
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and you've got a double gatv effort going on between obama and kaine. and i think we will prevail. >> it's going to be a nail-biter. we'll be watching your race. good to see you. sorry about those hokies. as good as the hurricanes. i guess we play next week and see how that works out. >>> with all eyes on hurricane sandy, we've got a super-sized panel here to break down the storm's impact on the presidential race. first, of course, give you a little hint because you're going to be asking for it, "soup of the day," it's a good day for soup while you're waiting for a storm and while you still have power. tomato basil. you're looking at live pictures right now here in rhode island. again, this storm is going to impact from here, as you saw from as far south as virginia beach, all the way up rhode island, connecticut, parts of maine. already you see the water breaching that flood wall. we'll be right back. ew day. if you're a man with low testosterone, you should know that axiron is here. the only underarm treatment for low t. that's right, the one you appl
and you've got a double gatv effort going on between obama and kaine. and i think we will prevail. >> it's going to be a nail-biter. we'll be watching your race. good to see you. sorry about those hokies. as good as the hurricanes. i guess we play next week and see how that works out. >>> with all eyes on hurricane sandy, we've got a super-sized panel here to break down the storm's impact on the presidential race. first, of course, give you a little hint because you're going to...
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i don't want to see the obama care plan thrown off the table. >> obama care. that's all the conservatives talk about. how much of an impact does powell's endorsement going to have to help the president, you think? >> i think powell has some impact. you know, he's being dismissed inside the beltway today. this endorsement is being dismissed inside the beltway because it's not really news. it would only have been news if powell had endorsed romney. now, i grant that. if powell had switched sides, and endorsed mitt romney, that would have been a much bigger story. but that doesn't mean it doesn't count for anything outside the beltway. >> sure. >> most americans, still, regard colin powell pretty well, pretty highly. if you're an undecided voter at this point and you're not a, you know, highly political person, and you're paying attention to late signals, colin powell's endorsement matters. it sits on this side of the scale as some kind of factor. there's no question about it. >> it must be deemed as a big deal by the president and the staff because the president
i don't want to see the obama care plan thrown off the table. >> obama care. that's all the conservatives talk about. how much of an impact does powell's endorsement going to have to help the president, you think? >> i think powell has some impact. you know, he's being dismissed inside the beltway today. this endorsement is being dismissed inside the beltway because it's not really news. it would only have been news if powell had endorsed romney. now, i grant that. if powell had...
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the thing that's keeping president obama in the game is hispanics, president obama with about a 30-point lead and they make up a slightly larger percent of the electorate. there's no doubt it's going to be very, very close on election day. >> how about the approval rating? how's the president's approval rating in colorado? >> the approval rating is just about where it's been. it's ticked up a little bit. he's about one point down on that, 48-49. this month, 47-48 last month. so when you see some of that trending, where mitt romney got a boost, it's because of that first debate. you had some of those suburban women, suburban men, who may be we're leaning toward president obama, and then decided after that first debate, well, i guess mitt romney's not as bad as we thought he was from these ads from president obama. independents in the state also can be a tough nut to crack. they -- the president had a lead with them 50-39 in september, and now he's upside down with them, as well, rather it's tightened to a tie. 46-45. so, you know, it -- it's just, it really couldn't get tighter there, and
the thing that's keeping president obama in the game is hispanics, president obama with about a 30-point lead and they make up a slightly larger percent of the electorate. there's no doubt it's going to be very, very close on election day. >> how about the approval rating? how's the president's approval rating in colorado? >> the approval rating is just about where it's been. it's ticked up a little bit. he's about one point down on that, 48-49. this month, 47-48 last month. so when...
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president obama's five-point lead last month, it's gone. in nevada president obama holds a three-point lead versus two points last month. we want to dig deeper into the numbers with nevada political journalist john rolston, host of "rolston reports" our nbc affiliate in las vegas, and the author of the rolston report website and joining us is washington sherry, from "the washington post." key in nevada are polls showing president obama with this lead among the state's large hispanic population, chuck todd reports even republicans feel nevada is so well organized on the democratic side of things it's really going to be hard to overcome the advantage. so, what are you hearing on the ground? >> well, on the ground, thomas, the democrats are absolutely crushing the republicans in early voting. where i'm sitting right now, clark county in the las vegas area nearly 200,000 people have already voted, might have been a third of the total vote has already been cast and the democrats have about a 36,000-vote lead in ballots returned if you're assumin
president obama's five-point lead last month, it's gone. in nevada president obama holds a three-point lead versus two points last month. we want to dig deeper into the numbers with nevada political journalist john rolston, host of "rolston reports" our nbc affiliate in las vegas, and the author of the rolston report website and joining us is washington sherry, from "the washington post." key in nevada are polls showing president obama with this lead among the state's large...
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on the one side is president obama and governor romney. someone who actually made the case for shutting down fema. in passing the responsibility on to the states and some people say maybe we're learning a lesson. how do you deal with something like that? >> absolutely every time you have an occasion that takes something from the federal government and sends it back to the states, that's the right direction. and if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. >> governor romney says it would be better to privatize fema. that's jarring and so was his reason. >> we're borrowing $1.6 trillion more than we're taking in. we cannot afford to do those things without jeopardizing the future for our kids. it is simply immoral. for us to rack up larger and larger debts and pass them on to our kids knowing full well that we'll be dead and gone before it occurs makes no sense at all. >> with eight days to go in this election, that is the choice in this election. do we want a president that believes government can
on the one side is president obama and governor romney. someone who actually made the case for shutting down fema. in passing the responsibility on to the states and some people say maybe we're learning a lesson. how do you deal with something like that? >> absolutely every time you have an occasion that takes something from the federal government and sends it back to the states, that's the right direction. and if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even...
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president obama campaigned today in virginia, northern virginia there. george mason kept the focus on women. a lot of young women there, and also cecile richards introduced him. paul ryan and the republican party has taken issues related to women that can only be described as extreme. i mean extreme. we'll run through the list including a gop platform that criminalizes abortion. now we've got a new entry following his debate last night. the illustrious, i mean that totally sarcastically, u.s. congressman, joe walsh, said allowing an exception for abortion when the mother's life is at risk is not medically or scientifically necessary. >> this is an issue that opponents of life throw out there to make us look unreasonable. there's no such exception as life of the mother, and as far as health of the mother, same thing. with advances in science and technology, there is -- health of the mother has been -- has become a tool for abortions any time under any reason. >> and this quote, unbelievable the way these guys are talking, scientific theory to todd akin's
president obama campaigned today in virginia, northern virginia there. george mason kept the focus on women. a lot of young women there, and also cecile richards introduced him. paul ryan and the republican party has taken issues related to women that can only be described as extreme. i mean extreme. we'll run through the list including a gop platform that criminalizes abortion. now we've got a new entry following his debate last night. the illustrious, i mean that totally sarcastically, u.s....
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but this puts, to my mind, barack obama's strongest position. he is very good at a moment like this. and so i think americans are, for better or worse, if we understand politics, being reintroduced to their president in a meek, unprecedented way that could very well have a great deal of significance in how they decide to vote in a week. >> how long do you think it will take for donald trump to take a crack at engineering this? >> well, you know, already there's been blog traffic saying absurd things. but, you know, look, here's the bottom line reality. as much as we suggest that the president of the united states looks good in this situation, that it does give him a platform, there is great peril in this and there's great political challenges. if something isn't handled well, people can get very angry and we're looking at the start of a storm. three or four days into a natural disaster when power hasn't been restored, people can get very angry and very upset. so i think we should recognize that barack obama has the advantage of incouple ben see
but this puts, to my mind, barack obama's strongest position. he is very good at a moment like this. and so i think americans are, for better or worse, if we understand politics, being reintroduced to their president in a meek, unprecedented way that could very well have a great deal of significance in how they decide to vote in a week. >> how long do you think it will take for donald trump to take a crack at engineering this? >> well, you know, already there's been blog traffic...
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president obama needs to call them on their bluff. i don't think they are going to drive the country off the cliff. >> here is the interview. people should go over the interview. i thought it was interesting. it was off the record. it's not like he said oh, my god, i can't believe he said that. he's more detailed and freer than on the stuff. this is him on using the simpson-bowles debt. i think we can get what is e give lent to the grand bargain that essentially i've been offering to the republicans for a very long time. $4 trillion deficit reduction and more ton out year. that is being very clear, assigning a number. do you see the republicans taking that deal if obama is reelected in that period of time? >> of course, president obama's budget he proposed didn't get to $4 trillion in cuts. it would be good to see the president get to that. if he did that, then there would be something to negotiate back and forth with. >> with this house, it's hard to see what is gained by putting anything in writing. more on the fiscal cliff, immigra
president obama needs to call them on their bluff. i don't think they are going to drive the country off the cliff. >> here is the interview. people should go over the interview. i thought it was interesting. it was off the record. it's not like he said oh, my god, i can't believe he said that. he's more detailed and freer than on the stuff. this is him on using the simpson-bowles debt. i think we can get what is e give lent to the grand bargain that essentially i've been offering to the...
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>> obama. >> yeah. obama when he ran for president in 2008 was saying. >> vice president biden heading to lunchburg, virginia a bill later today. first he spoke to voters in wisconsin last night attacking mitt romney and paul ryan's record on women. >> they've made it very clear, very clear from the outset. they do not think a woman has a right to control her own body. that's a public policy issue as far as they're concerned. [ audience boos ] >> no. as the president says i don't need your boos but i do need your votes. >> president obama is spending some time in the northeast this afternoon. he'll be attending a rally a bit later today in the next hour in nashua, new hampshire. right now the latest gallup poll shows mitt romney with a 5-point lead nationally over the president. there you see the numbers. obama 51 to 46%. new today the senate rate in missouri is tightening. a new post dispatch mason dixon poll shows senator claire mccaskill with a two point lead over represent todd akin. hello to the tw
>> obama. >> yeah. obama when he ran for president in 2008 was saying. >> vice president biden heading to lunchburg, virginia a bill later today. first he spoke to voters in wisconsin last night attacking mitt romney and paul ryan's record on women. >> they've made it very clear, very clear from the outset. they do not think a woman has a right to control her own body. that's a public policy issue as far as they're concerned. [ audience boos ] >> no. as the...
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president obama, the democratic party raised $90 million over the same period. >> president obama's coming off a pair of endorsements. "the washington post." there's no way to know what mitt romney believes. rarely has a politician got so far with unimmutable belief. the president understands the urgency of the problems and is committed to solving them in a balanced way. that makes mr. o'bbama the superior choice. that came on the heels of colin powell's endorsement. something the president discussed. >> general powell is somebody who during the course of these four years has come in occasional occasionally, given me advice. he's somebody who, i think, people recognize as having just a steady breadth of knowledge both foreign and domestic. he's been terrific on all counts over the last four years. so for him to provide a full endorsement like that means a lot. >> that endorsement did not come without controversy. senator mccain blasted the general for defending the president's feckless foreign policy. then these comments by john sununu, a co-chair of the romney campaign. >> when you take a
president obama, the democratic party raised $90 million over the same period. >> president obama's coming off a pair of endorsements. "the washington post." there's no way to know what mitt romney believes. rarely has a politician got so far with unimmutable belief. the president understands the urgency of the problems and is committed to solving them in a balanced way. that makes mr. o'bbama the superior choice. that came on the heels of colin powell's endorsement. something...
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reminds me of the obama '08 campaign. they reflected to venture that ryan budge debt not get one democrat yuck vote. that's politics, my friend. good to see you. be well. >>> let's bring back chuck from chicago. he is on his own whirlwind tour of the country. chuck, what do we know about colorado, my friend? >> thank you, sir. well, it is deep down time. come on. we love our animation. colorado is the rodney dangerfield of the battleground states. it gets no respect. we are going to take a deep dive into what it takes to win the state and why it actually may be a critical piece of the puzzle, 270, for the president or mitt romney. it is a way for the president to win re-election without flova. states that have gotten far more attention than colorado. tuesday mitt romney and paul ryan trying to flip the state that backed the president by nine points in 2008. >> we are on the homestretch now and -- i think the people of colorado are going to get us all the way there. what do you think? >> one of the big keys in the state th
reminds me of the obama '08 campaign. they reflected to venture that ryan budge debt not get one democrat yuck vote. that's politics, my friend. good to see you. be well. >>> let's bring back chuck from chicago. he is on his own whirlwind tour of the country. chuck, what do we know about colorado, my friend? >> thank you, sir. well, it is deep down time. come on. we love our animation. colorado is the rodney dangerfield of the battleground states. it gets no respect. we are going...
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i think barack obama has set the same tone. i think mitt romney has said i'll support the president. this is one country. we'll support all americans on this. this is not the time to politicize fema or something like that. >> that's exactly the reason why this conversation is so important. if you think that obama and rom my would do exactly the same thing, it's not a question about their behavior but their policies. the policy of one guy is saying we would cut the funding for the programs that actually providing emergency management assistance to people in need. the policy of another guy is saying we will actually help people in need throughout country. it's a funt mental question about the role of government. >> there's no question it is about the role of government, and i think this is a thing that government can do that the private sector can't do. when governor romney was talking about fema, he wasn't talking about getting rid of foiirst responders and fema. he wanted to operate it working better. >> he discussed privatizin
i think barack obama has set the same tone. i think mitt romney has said i'll support the president. this is one country. we'll support all americans on this. this is not the time to politicize fema or something like that. >> that's exactly the reason why this conversation is so important. if you think that obama and rom my would do exactly the same thing, it's not a question about their behavior but their policies. the policy of one guy is saying we would cut the funding for the programs...
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obama essentially got us started. really caught fire there in iowa. he's admitted that on a number of occasions, is this more symbolic than anything else, julian? >> first i would agree with chip. by the look of where you are, i would rather be where you are than where i am and i'm in miami beach right now. so secondly, i also agree with chip, i don't think newspaper endorsements matter at all. regardless of the snippet that you read. if you ask bill bradley who got the de"des moines register" endorsement in 2000, it didn't matter to him. and howard dean, who got a lot of endorsements in 2004, it didn't matter to him. the fundamentals of the election are static. in order for romney to win, he's got to sweep the southeast, including florida, where we are. abc has boem up right now in their poll and north carolina which is also neck and neck. he has to not only win ohio but essentially run the tables. right now, ohio, if you look at about a dozen polls, has obama up by somewhere between two and three points, and there's
obama essentially got us started. really caught fire there in iowa. he's admitted that on a number of occasions, is this more symbolic than anything else, julian? >> first i would agree with chip. by the look of where you are, i would rather be where you are than where i am and i'm in miami beach right now. so secondly, i also agree with chip, i don't think newspaper endorsements matter at all. regardless of the snippet that you read. if you ask bill bradley who got the de"des moines...
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then there's not much obama can do. but they had had luck with romney's personal negatives before that. so there's potential there. >> i wonder -- i was thinking about this with the appearances in ohio. looking at the economic numbers in ohio. it's been funny at the personality level to see john kasich talk about how much better things have gotten under his leadership. we'd really to prefer you say things are going badly. as the campaign shrinks down to a small number of swing states and they have that improving economic numbers problem as it were on the republican side in florida and ohio, does that change the type of argument they need to make about change? about why mitt romney is the guy who should be trusted to do things differently than barack obama? >> they are hitting it there. basically things are on the upswing in ohio. and to keep it going, you need to change leadership in washington. it's true if you look at the numbers in ohio and to an extent in wisconsin. if you look nationally at where obama has been ble
then there's not much obama can do. but they had had luck with romney's personal negatives before that. so there's potential there. >> i wonder -- i was thinking about this with the appearances in ohio. looking at the economic numbers in ohio. it's been funny at the personality level to see john kasich talk about how much better things have gotten under his leadership. we'd really to prefer you say things are going badly. as the campaign shrinks down to a small number of swing states and...
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i think that general powell endorsed president obama because he thinks president obama is the best person of the job. i don't think general powell is prone to make decisions on people based on skin color. i would agree strongly about the comments made by mr. sununu, even though i used to work under him at the white house. i think people base endorsements on who they think is the best person for the job. i am proud that an african-american is president of the united states. i happen to support mitt romney, and i made that decision based on the facts of what i think are the important issues that move me. i'm sorry that governor sununu made a comment like that. >> listening to what you are saying, joe, where is the outrage from your party about this statement? >> i think there are so many statements made in the closing days of the campaign, nobody is paying attention to the comments. the race is very close, and i agree with governor dean, endorsements don't mean a whole lot. except in a case like this. where the race will be razor thin, the margin of victory may be razor thin. any endorsemen
i think that general powell endorsed president obama because he thinks president obama is the best person of the job. i don't think general powell is prone to make decisions on people based on skin color. i would agree strongly about the comments made by mr. sununu, even though i used to work under him at the white house. i think people base endorsements on who they think is the best person for the job. i am proud that an african-american is president of the united states. i happen to support...
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he's opened up a high lead over obama on the economy. if that overrides their concerns about his personality and character, then there's not much obama can do. but they had luck, you know, with romney's personal negatives before that. so there's potential there. >> i wonder if the -- i was thinking about this with the appearances in ohio. looking at the economic numbers in ohio. of course it's been funny at the personality level to see ohio republican governor john kasich try to talk to ohio about how much things have gotten better under his leadership and have the romney campaign think, shhh, we'd really prefer to say things here are going very badly. as the campaign shrinks down to a small number of swing states and they do have that improving economic numbers, problem as it were, on the republican side, in places like florida and especially in places like ohio, does that change the type of argument they need to make about change? about why mitt romney is the guy who should be trusted to do things differently than barack obama? since u
he's opened up a high lead over obama on the economy. if that overrides their concerns about his personality and character, then there's not much obama can do. but they had luck, you know, with romney's personal negatives before that. so there's potential there. >> i wonder if the -- i was thinking about this with the appearances in ohio. looking at the economic numbers in ohio. of course it's been funny at the personality level to see ohio republican governor john kasich try to talk to...
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the biggest red flag for obama, 62% say they want major changes if he's re-elected. romney's biggest red flag, by 44-43, he is still personally viewed more negatively than positively. >> that was nbc's chuck todd reporting there. after a violent weekend in the middle east, tonight's third and final presidential debate topic of foreign policy is more timely than ever. nbc's tracie pots has a preview for us from washington this morning. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. israel, iran, syria, lebanon, libya of course. it is all expected to come up at that debate tonight. the debate is going to look a lot different, as we take a look at the debate preps in boca raton, florida. both candidates will be seated tonight. no props, no notes or anything like that. and they've got six 15-minute segments where they'll talk about the war in afghanistan, america's role in the world, and of course, the middle east and the new face of terror as it's described by the moderator, bob schieffer, who chose those topics. expect president obama, who was at camp david ov
the biggest red flag for obama, 62% say they want major changes if he's re-elected. romney's biggest red flag, by 44-43, he is still personally viewed more negatively than positively. >> that was nbc's chuck todd reporting there. after a violent weekend in the middle east, tonight's third and final presidential debate topic of foreign policy is more timely than ever. nbc's tracie pots has a preview for us from washington this morning. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good...
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nate silver's polling model has obama likely to win by 67%. even though romney has had the momentum, didn't have a really good debate last time around, didn't seal the deal there so he needs to make positive, clear gains tonight to be able to even get to a tie. >> great to see both of you. thank you. police say it could take days or weeks to figure out exactly what happened during that mass shooting at a salon near milwaukee. they say radcliff haughton burst into the azana day spa yesterday morning shooting seven people killing three of them. his wife worked there. she had a restraining order against them. no word if she's one of the victims. take care. you too. so how did it go? he's upset. [ male announcer ] spend less time at gas stations with best in class fuel economy. it's our most innovative altima ever. now get a $199 per month lease on a 2013 nissan altima. ♪ [ male announcer ] you start your day... love you, too. ...thinking about what's important to you -- your family... ...the mortgage... the kids' college tuition. [ cellphone ri
nate silver's polling model has obama likely to win by 67%. even though romney has had the momentum, didn't have a really good debate last time around, didn't seal the deal there so he needs to make positive, clear gains tonight to be able to even get to a tie. >> great to see both of you. thank you. police say it could take days or weeks to figure out exactly what happened during that mass shooting at a salon near milwaukee. they say radcliff haughton burst into the azana day spa...
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president obama is up. in old dominion the latest washington post poll has president obama hanging on to a four-point lead. last month it was an eight point spread in virginia. in the buckeye state, a new ohio news poll has it dead even 49-49. any advantage the president had, five points, is now gone. on the trail yesterday mitt romney forced to change course his self because of the storm. after canceling three rallies in virginia, he teemed up with his running mate in ohio telling supporters only a ryan/romney could bridge the divide. >> we have to reach across the aisle. we have to find good democrats. democrats love america too. we have to reach across the aisle, find ways to bring in people from the other party, work together, collaborate, meet regularly and fight for the american people and we will. >> with democrats hammering mitt romney's opposition to the auto bailout especially in ohio, the republican candidate using a new ad to counter punch on what could be a decisive issue. >> who will do more f
president obama is up. in old dominion the latest washington post poll has president obama hanging on to a four-point lead. last month it was an eight point spread in virginia. in the buckeye state, a new ohio news poll has it dead even 49-49. any advantage the president had, five points, is now gone. on the trail yesterday mitt romney forced to change course his self because of the storm. after canceling three rallies in virginia, he teemed up with his running mate in ohio telling supporters...
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obama can still lose this. you're not going to hear dave plouffe say that but the polls and the swing states, there's a percentage that has not yet broken, not saying where they're going to vote. and history tells us that at the end of elections in which you have headwinds against an incumbent, most of the last-minute break goes against the incumbent. you can say two-thirds go against the incumbent. in states where obama's maybe even in the lead but only got 47%, 46% of the vote he could lose that state if he doesn't have enough early votes in the bank and unexpected voters in the bank. i do think in is clear that right now, as we stand, you know, romney would rather be obama than romney. but again, that doesn't mean -- >> that may be true existentially. >> trying to become obama with the policy position. >> glenn, you know, to that romney narrative, that this sort of we are insurgents, this is happening for us, that is as much to drive home the narrative republicans want to believe and we'll maybe get voters o
obama can still lose this. you're not going to hear dave plouffe say that but the polls and the swing states, there's a percentage that has not yet broken, not saying where they're going to vote. and history tells us that at the end of elections in which you have headwinds against an incumbent, most of the last-minute break goes against the incumbent. you can say two-thirds go against the incumbent. in states where obama's maybe even in the lead but only got 47%, 46% of the vote he could lose...
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florida, 46 for obama, 48 romney. virginia, obama 48, 48 romney. colorado 47.6, 47.8 there. i mean, interesting mix of numbers. quickly, i have to ask you, when you wake up in the morning and try to assess where the race is, is that the horse race you're following right now? >> i don't obsess over every single poll. i look at nate silver and other websites to see what the averages of the big polls are. some i count more in my mind than others. but, you know, the bottom line fact is that when you climb to 270 electoral votes and discussed it with the previous guest obama has many more past that than romney does still right now. >> michael, thank you very much. we showed before you came on the latest nate silver average of numbers and he does have obama up right now. thank you so much. i greatly appreciate it. always a pleasure. >>> developing now, governor romney campaigning in nevada, day two of the governor on the ground in that state. we'll be right back. nvestor. i invest in what i know. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. b
florida, 46 for obama, 48 romney. virginia, obama 48, 48 romney. colorado 47.6, 47.8 there. i mean, interesting mix of numbers. quickly, i have to ask you, when you wake up in the morning and try to assess where the race is, is that the horse race you're following right now? >> i don't obsess over every single poll. i look at nate silver and other websites to see what the averages of the big polls are. some i count more in my mind than others. but, you know, the bottom line fact is that...
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this is from an article of obama saying he doesn't give a whit about national polling in which obama's numbers are dragged down by horrific per forms in the deep south and talking about battleground states and what belcher talked about with me is, obviously, you know, the south is obama's worst region and abc poll has him up and down 16 in the south and what we're talking about is that obama's really bad, horrific polling in the south is those large margins are not equivalent to the ability of the south to control or impact the electoral college. so, what do you think about that? >> well, it's entirely possible that on election day we wake up and see the numbers and the south cost obama the popular vote but the data i have says that the south isn't the big driver. look at the number you gave me. it says that romney up 16 points in the south. last time according to the exit polls it was 9-point race in the south and that means that romney gained 7 points in the south compared to mccain and happens to be the same amount that the national polls moved, 7 points. same amount as in some less
this is from an article of obama saying he doesn't give a whit about national polling in which obama's numbers are dragged down by horrific per forms in the deep south and talking about battleground states and what belcher talked about with me is, obviously, you know, the south is obama's worst region and abc poll has him up and down 16 in the south and what we're talking about is that obama's really bad, horrific polling in the south is those large margins are not equivalent to the ability of...
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obama has the edge there too. his campaign opened more than twice as many field offices as mitt romney. and that has given him a two-to-one lead for example among early voters in ohio. if you look at iowa, it's 35 points. let me be clear. this is not hypothetical polling. those polls that i just mentioned are of people who already voted. and obama isn't just beating romney. this week i spoke to campaign aide, adam fletcher who says the obama campaign is also beating its early vote margins from 2008. what is the gop response? it's twofold. first, they say they have an advantage with absentee and election-day voters. that's true. but there is another response that i think is more troubling. in ohio, they tried to stop the early voting on the weekend before november 6th. that's against the rules. and when that failed, ohio republicans went all the way to the supreme court, which rejected their attempt. so like voter id laws, early vote cog become another ugly battle over the right to vote itself. and that's one rule
obama has the edge there too. his campaign opened more than twice as many field offices as mitt romney. and that has given him a two-to-one lead for example among early voters in ohio. if you look at iowa, it's 35 points. let me be clear. this is not hypothetical polling. those polls that i just mentioned are of people who already voted. and obama isn't just beating romney. this week i spoke to campaign aide, adam fletcher who says the obama campaign is also beating its early vote margins from...
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woman who said to his face that obama was an arab. but he was a prisoner all of those years in hanoi. romney has never served his country. the only prisoner he's been captive of are the right wing haters that are smelling up the republican campaign. and that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >> thanks, chris, and thanks to you for tuning in. 13 days until election day. here's where the race stands. the "new york times" 538 blog shows president obama leading the national poll average with 50% of the popular vote. mitt romney has 48.9%. and according to 538, if the election were held today, the president would win re-election well 288 electoral votes. romney would get 250. it takes 270 votes to win the white house. a brand new ohio poll gives the president a five-point lead in that crucial state propelled by a two to one average in early voting. as of tonight, 6.5 million people have already voted in this election. with over a million voting in just the last 24 hours. we'
woman who said to his face that obama was an arab. but he was a prisoner all of those years in hanoi. romney has never served his country. the only prisoner he's been captive of are the right wing haters that are smelling up the republican campaign. and that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >> thanks, chris, and thanks to you for tuning in. 13 days until election day. here's where the race stands. the...
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obama in 2008. what happened? >> some of those endorsements is that the high expectations set in the area of post partisanship and obama was vulnerable on that part of that is a theme in the closing days now by the romney campaign. >> we are going to check in with you both later this hour. also want to ask you whether newspaper endorsements matter in i more. we'll get to that later in the 3:00 hour. thank you so much. up next what can drive a college kid out of their dorm room into a polling booth? what does it take? we'll talk about it. we've got two political leaders from the campus of the university of florida. this is a big deal because the gators are playing the dogs today. to get a guy from university of florida, yeah, this is msnbc, the place for politics. a shad? c'mon, michael! get in the game! [ male announcer ] don't have the hops for hoops with your buddies? lost your appetite for romance? and your mood is on its way down. you might not just be getting older. you might have a treatable condition called
obama in 2008. what happened? >> some of those endorsements is that the high expectations set in the area of post partisanship and obama was vulnerable on that part of that is a theme in the closing days now by the romney campaign. >> we are going to check in with you both later this hour. also want to ask you whether newspaper endorsements matter in i more. we'll get to that later in the 3:00 hour. thank you so much. up next what can drive a college kid out of their dorm room into...
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for obama it's much simpler, winning florida means winning the election. florida is like four states in one. central florida with four key swing counties along i-4 will probably be the decider this year. palm beach counties expected to go obama and miami-dade with strong cuban-american influence traditionally has gone red. balancing that out what's called the president's latino fire wall with almost 1 in 4 being latino and a recent poll shows they're more enthusiast nick that election and that's 61% of latinos compared to 71 nationally according to latino decisions, but including all groups here, romney is slightly ahead and the real clear average he's ahead by two percentage points and the first debate in the beginning of october and as tim russert told us, down to the wire, it's florida, florida, florida. >> and obviously, the ground game is so important that partly because of that big latino population, big push for voter registration. where does it stand? >> up to july, the year up to july, democrats were behind by 10 to 1 in increasing their voter reg
for obama it's much simpler, winning florida means winning the election. florida is like four states in one. central florida with four key swing counties along i-4 will probably be the decider this year. palm beach counties expected to go obama and miami-dade with strong cuban-american influence traditionally has gone red. balancing that out what's called the president's latino fire wall with almost 1 in 4 being latino and a recent poll shows they're more enthusiast nick that election and...
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it's 2012 against this obama machine and not 2008. right now i'm intently paying attention to what's going on with the get out of the vote effort in both camps. >> my thanks to our power ponl panl this morning. i appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> so the president is on his way back to the white house. yet, the fight for florida continues with a high profile stand-in. former president bill clinton took the stage in orlando about an hour ago. coming up joe lock art will join me to talk about the re-election efforts down south. the question to you today is about hurricane sandy. whose campaign stands to be stalled the most by this storm? tweet me or find me on facebook. we're back after this. hungry for the best? it's eb. want to give your family the very best in taste, freshness, and nutrition? it's eb. eggland's best. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. it's eb. >>> welcome back, everyone. a live peek of what's taking place oud of new york city right now. a look at statue of liberty in the distance. the water is is churne
it's 2012 against this obama machine and not 2008. right now i'm intently paying attention to what's going on with the get out of the vote effort in both camps. >> my thanks to our power ponl panl this morning. i appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> so the president is on his way back to the white house. yet, the fight for florida continues with a high profile stand-in. former president bill clinton took the stage in orlando about an hour ago. coming up joe lock art will...
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start with president obama. >> well, for president obama, there are several pathways to get to 270 without ohio though obviously, there they're more difficult. i think, for example, he would probably have to win colorado and that's going to be difficult. colorado, if anything, is edging just a tiny bit in romney's direction. but it's a small state strategy basically, thomas. if you don't have ohio, you're going to have to win places like new hampshire and wisconsin and iowa, which now is very, very tight. virginia is still very much in play. i've heard some people say it's edging to romney. maybe a percent or so, but there are two weeks to go and it could snap back. >> neither side is willing to give up on ohio and just to point out in modern times, no republican has taken the white house without ohio. governor romney's math though, larry, to attain 27 0 is truly very difficult, almost impossible without ohio. >> well, it's very difficult. i wouldn't call it impossible. there are a lot of moving parts in the electoral college. part of the trick of analyzing it is keeping your eye on every
start with president obama. >> well, for president obama, there are several pathways to get to 270 without ohio though obviously, there they're more difficult. i think, for example, he would probably have to win colorado and that's going to be difficult. colorado, if anything, is edging just a tiny bit in romney's direction. but it's a small state strategy basically, thomas. if you don't have ohio, you're going to have to win places like new hampshire and wisconsin and iowa, which now is...
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. >> why do you think barack obama should win? >> because he takes good care of us. >> and what do you think about mitt romney? >> mitt romney, well, i don't know. >> about a year ago by then 3-year-old and i sat down to have dinner. we chatted about baby animals, the fresh beat band, the usual. when conversation petered down, ella said, mama, let's talk about something else. okay, babe, what would you like to talk about? she quickly replied mitt romney and so it began. started with basic questions about who the president is, what do they do? why can't mitt romney and barack obama both be president? she still sees this as a reasonable possibility. why can't they both be president? >> yeah, they could be half president. >> see, i haven't turned her into a hardened partisan just yet. >> there's time. >> then i had to explain to ella how voting works. she was outraged, outraged when i told her kids aren't allowed to vote. she was ready to take to the streets, but it was bedtime so that had to wait. i have had to justify my own voting
. >> why do you think barack obama should win? >> because he takes good care of us. >> and what do you think about mitt romney? >> mitt romney, well, i don't know. >> about a year ago by then 3-year-old and i sat down to have dinner. we chatted about baby animals, the fresh beat band, the usual. when conversation petered down, ella said, mama, let's talk about something else. okay, babe, what would you like to talk about? she quickly replied mitt romney and so it...
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president obama, what does he need? new hampshire, wisconsin, iowa, all places he's favored and look at the one place that's keeping us up at night, western state, mountain time zone, late closing time, 266, 263, nine electoral votes there could swing it one way or the other. let's look at one last scenario where we could have ourselves a tie. president obama out west is favored in nevada. let's say we give it to mitt romney. it's only a three-point lead in our poll, 50-47. colorado, romney picks up. he may be the slight favorite there anyway. florida, virginia, now we are at 263 for romney. pick up iowa where it's very close and romney is at 269. if we give the president new hampshire where he's favored, wisconsin where he's favored, and even ohio with that auto balout, look at where we stand, 269-269. then the decision goes to congress. back to you, craig. oh, my goodness. we can't get enough of that map, thank you so much. i think what we've gleaned from all this, it could be a very long night on tuesday going into w
president obama, what does he need? new hampshire, wisconsin, iowa, all places he's favored and look at the one place that's keeping us up at night, western state, mountain time zone, late closing time, 266, 263, nine electoral votes there could swing it one way or the other. let's look at one last scenario where we could have ourselves a tie. president obama out west is favored in nevada. let's say we give it to mitt romney. it's only a three-point lead in our poll, 50-47. colorado, romney...
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that's what obama wanted to do. tonight the romney campaign made it harder for them to make that argument because he kept saying whatever you want. whatever you want mr. president. >> this is his peaceful talk tonight. let's watch. >> our purpose is to make sure the world is peaceful. the mantle for promoting the principles of peace is falling to america. we didn't ask for it but it's an honor that we have it. for us to promote those principles of peace requires up to be strong. that begins with a strong economy here at home and the economy is not stronger. when the president of iraq -- of iran says that our debt makes us not a great country that's a frightening thing. we have weakened our economy. we need a strong economy. we need to have a strong military. our military is second to none in the world. we're blessed with terrific soldiers but the idea of a trillion dollars in cuts would change that. >> extraordinary intelligence. giving that one away. >> he figured those were cards that were not worth as much to him
that's what obama wanted to do. tonight the romney campaign made it harder for them to make that argument because he kept saying whatever you want. whatever you want mr. president. >> this is his peaceful talk tonight. let's watch. >> our purpose is to make sure the world is peaceful. the mantle for promoting the principles of peace is falling to america. we didn't ask for it but it's an honor that we have it. for us to promote those principles of peace requires up to be strong....
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his name is obama. joining me now is michelle cottle, washington correspondent for newsweek and the daily beast and jamal simmons, democratic principle at the raven group. thank you both for joining me tonight. >> thanks for having me. >> michelle, let me start with you. 14 days to go, what's the key in this final sprint? >> well, debates are over, a lot of it is going to come down to ground game in tight races. it always does. romney says he's avoiding media interviews. he's going to not commit a gaffe. he's done what he needed to do. he's put himself out there as a reasonable reasonable alternative and now he needs to not put his foot in his mouth. obama needs to get out there to look energetic and engaged like he really wants people's votes. >> now, jamal, i keep hearing this thing about momentum and, yes, the race is tightening but when we look at the poll averages in nine key swing states, president obama leads in five states. ohio, new hampshire, nevada, wisconsin. romney leads in three states. fl
his name is obama. joining me now is michelle cottle, washington correspondent for newsweek and the daily beast and jamal simmons, democratic principle at the raven group. thank you both for joining me tonight. >> thanks for having me. >> michelle, let me start with you. 14 days to go, what's the key in this final sprint? >> well, debates are over, a lot of it is going to come down to ground game in tight races. it always does. romney says he's avoiding media interviews. he's...
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coming down on obama side would be big news for another reason. and i think bloomberg because he's a national figure. i think would have a pretty good endorsement. but i don't think we're going to get either of those. >> don't think that the national jewish community would go oh, lieberman said that so let's roll with him. >> there's a big red line between obama and romney on israel. >> i mean for a generation now, this is the year the jewish vote turns on the democrats. >> joe lieberman can't endorse there's not a jewish guy in the race. >> colin powell's endorsement has gotten a lot of attention. many other endorsements fly under the radar. george bush i'm for mitt romney. this was not captured on camera. too bad. others maybe getting a little too much attention the red carpet roll out for mitt romney in february. some do matter those of local newspapers in battleground states there's one that's yet to weigh in that's the des moines register. talk about all the different paths and iowa is a swing state. the key to "the des moines register" endor
coming down on obama side would be big news for another reason. and i think bloomberg because he's a national figure. i think would have a pretty good endorsement. but i don't think we're going to get either of those. >> don't think that the national jewish community would go oh, lieberman said that so let's roll with him. >> there's a big red line between obama and romney on israel. >> i mean for a generation now, this is the year the jewish vote turns on the democrats....
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in fact, president obama is leading in 7 out of 11 toss out states. romney old leads in four and those four aren't enough for him to win the presidency. today the las vegas sun endorsed president obama and slammed romney. the paper says, quote, after studying the campaign, we're not sure who mitt romney really is. or what he really stands for. romney has been called a flip-flopper but his changes over the past year would make a chameleon blush. can you really trust mitt romney? it's a point the president has been making on the campaign trail. >> there's no more serious issue in a presidential campaign than trust. trust matters. >> when you elect a president, you're counting on somebody that you can really trust. >> you know me. you know what i mean and i mean what i say. >> joining me is krystal ball and jonathan capeheart. thank you both for being here. >> krystal, it's close but the battleground favors the president, right? >> that's exactly right. the president still has a significant lead in ohio. if romney were to have another credible path throu
in fact, president obama is leading in 7 out of 11 toss out states. romney old leads in four and those four aren't enough for him to win the presidency. today the las vegas sun endorsed president obama and slammed romney. the paper says, quote, after studying the campaign, we're not sure who mitt romney really is. or what he really stands for. romney has been called a flip-flopper but his changes over the past year would make a chameleon blush. can you really trust mitt romney? it's a point the...
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the obama campaign is by no means conceding florida. they have a huge operation there that really is a turnkey that like ohio never really went away. so the florida organization just turned back on and they're really pushing early vote. one of the things that you're seeing in florida that's different in '08, in 2008 and before, republicans tend to do really well in absentee ballot. democrats do really well in in-person early vote. this year testimonies are pushing hard for absentee and they've closed the gap in absentee ballot requests with republicans to less than 12 percent which actually sounds bhad, but it's actually really good compared to where they were before. it's at about 6% or 7% they're down. >> so there's still a gap, but not the size -- >> not the gap in the '08. and you're seeing a surge in early vote. it's like that all over the state. churches are looking at the fact that the legislature in 2010 cut the early vote period from 14 days to 9. but what they did is they cut out what would have been the souls to the polls sun
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obama grinned. you know, kids have good stikts offered obama. they look at the other guy and say, well that's a bull bleeper, i can tell. what do we make of this candid and colorful language from the president? we can assume he's referring to governor romney. what do you think? who was he talking about? >> well, i think it's pretty on obvious he's talking about governor romney. i find the language funny, and i will not criticize anyone for saying such things because i'm known to speak colorfully at times. >> do you think it's funny, but would you think it was funny if governor romney used the same language fairly speaking? >> listen, i'm not sure many people will be shocked by this kind of language. >> the president did call kanye a jack-a so he's capable through association with rahm emanuel to mix it up in colorful language. i'm guilty of it myself. >> he's equal opportunity in his colorful remarks. >> thank you very much. i love that we have to say bull bleeper. we need a late night show so we can say the word. it's a pleasure to see you. tha
obama grinned. you know, kids have good stikts offered obama. they look at the other guy and say, well that's a bull bleeper, i can tell. what do we make of this candid and colorful language from the president? we can assume he's referring to governor romney. what do you think? who was he talking about? >> well, i think it's pretty on obvious he's talking about governor romney. i find the language funny, and i will not criticize anyone for saying such things because i'm known to speak...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> let's than three hours until the final debate and the stakes couldn't be higher. with 15 days to go, it's a dead heat. as of today, early voting is already under way in 23 states. seven states in the district of columbia began voting today. a total of 4.4 million votes have been cast. and while the poll show a tight race, the early vote is giving the president the edge. and iowa, ohio, and key counties in nevada, the president is ahead among early and absentee voters. vice president joe biden was out in ohio today reminding voters of the epidemic sweeping the plan. >> they are like etch-a-sketchy. it's under way, guys. we are seeing the remaking of mitt romney right before our eyes. >> now, the president has a new term for it, as you all said. what is it? >> romnesia. i tell you man, guess what, it's contagious. >> it is contagious but it could depend on a number of things. the early vote, the latino vote, the women vote and what will tip the race? joining
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> let's than three hours until the final debate and the stakes couldn't be higher. with 15 days to go, it's a dead heat. as of today, early voting is already under way in 23 states. seven states in the district of columbia began voting today. a total of 4.4 million votes have been cast. and while the poll show a tight race, the early vote is giving the president the edge. and iowa, ohio, and key counties in nevada, the...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> we have got any math teachers out there? you can go ahead and look in this plan. and you'll see that the numbers work. i won't be running the okey-doek on you. >> that's president obama earlier and do we have this right now? we've got the live pictures coming in to us of vice president biden in ohio. that was president obama appearing in delray beach, florida, earlier this morning, starting now on the six-state post-debate swing. vice president biden, though, will be in ohio over the next three days. certainly we know ohio one of the most critical battleground states. more now on whether last night's debate changed the direction of the presidential race. joining me now, ron reagan, the son of the former president and a former radio talk show host and contributor and megan mccain, daughter of john mccain and a contributor of msnbc. i want to start with the grades of the candidates. last week, megan, you gave president obama a b and mitt romney a b-minus. did
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> we have got any math teachers out there? you can go ahead and look in this plan. and you'll see that the numbers work. i won't be running the okey-doek on you. >> that's president obama earlier and do we have this right now? we've got the live pictures coming in to us of vice president biden in ohio. that was president obama appearing in delray beach, florida, earlier this morning, starting now on the six-state...
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they voted for barack obama last time. i think this time they will either not vote for vote for barack obama. i think that's where young voters are, they're frustrated and in debt. real power voters. you saw mitt romney talking about education and had is an issue that they care a great deal about and they're undecided. barack obama carried these voters in the sub ushs of pennsylvania, virginia, colorado last time. whoever wins the presidency has got to carry the suburbs in the swing states. >> sure. >> and they are not low-information voters when with the saturday night live and the pundits talk about, they are paying attention and there are some low information voters who may not vote, but these moms, these starbucks moms are tuned in really. they are listening. focused like a laser beam and these candidates haven't told them how things would be different. they voted for barack obama last time. mitt romney just hasn't closed the deal with them. >> one thing with voters under the age of 35 representing the highest percenta
they voted for barack obama last time. i think this time they will either not vote for vote for barack obama. i think that's where young voters are, they're frustrated and in debt. real power voters. you saw mitt romney talking about education and had is an issue that they care a great deal about and they're undecided. barack obama carried these voters in the sub ushs of pennsylvania, virginia, colorado last time. whoever wins the presidency has got to carry the suburbs in the swing states....
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obama didn't start a new war. baby steps. we'll take that on the foreign policy front. >> let me ask erin in the short time we have left, republicans already showing an endorsement. listen to what john mccain had to say. >> i used to be a great admirer of colin powell. we were friends. i think one of the sad aspects of his career is going to united nations security council and telling them things about iraq that were absolutely false. all i can say is that general powell, you disappoint us and you have harmed your legacy even further. >> now, you know, that's interesting to me, erin, that he would call mr. powell's appearance at the u.n. sad in his life when mr. powell was saying what they gave him and senator mccain supported. talk about dick cheney and then, that's what powell was doing, the information that the administration had supported. but is this sour grapes from senator mccain because colin powell also didn't endorse him in 2008 and supported then senator obama? >> well, al, you took the words right out of my mouth.
obama didn't start a new war. baby steps. we'll take that on the foreign policy front. >> let me ask erin in the short time we have left, republicans already showing an endorsement. listen to what john mccain had to say. >> i used to be a great admirer of colin powell. we were friends. i think one of the sad aspects of his career is going to united nations security council and telling them things about iraq that were absolutely false. all i can say is that general powell, you...
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obama knows his role. he knows what he needs to do here. for romney, it's a much tougher challenge. >> you're teaching me a lot tonight. very impressive on your part. i mean it. good stuff. we'll be right back with more on hurricane sandy and its political power in just a moment. 2013 chevrolet malibu ls, re-imagined from the ground up with 10 air bags and the reassurance of onstar, standard for six months. this is the new malibu -- already an iihs 2012 top safety pick. and now with low lease programs, a malibu state of mind has never been easier to get to, no matter what state you live in. ♪ busy in here. yeah. progressive mobile is... [ "everybody have fun tonight" plays ] really catching on! people can do it all! get a quote, buy and manage your policy! -[ music stops ] -it's great! well, what's with the... -[ music resumes ] -music? ♪ have fun tonight dude. getting a car insurance quote. i'll let it go to voicemail. [ clears throat ] ♪ everybody wang chung tonight ♪ putting it on vibrate. [ cell phone vibrates ] -[ loud vibratin
obama knows his role. he knows what he needs to do here. for romney, it's a much tougher challenge. >> you're teaching me a lot tonight. very impressive on your part. i mean it. good stuff. we'll be right back with more on hurricane sandy and its political power in just a moment. 2013 chevrolet malibu ls, re-imagined from the ground up with 10 air bags and the reassurance of onstar, standard for six months. this is the new malibu -- already an iihs 2012 top safety pick. and now with low...
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the obama campaign has made 15. two key swing county stops, washoe and carson city, make up over 18% of the state, combined ad spends has walloped those residents $19 each person and if that doesn't open up a lead, it may come down to this message to hispanic students in 2010. >> i don't know that all of you are latino, some of you look a little more asian to me. i don't know that. i've been called the first asian legislator in our nevada state assembly. >> all right, that was sharron angle during the ration of 2010 and for different reason both she, sharron angle, and harry reid underestimated the latino vote. reid won by beating poll estimates walking away with 90%. the president now leads with 74%. analysts saying because of this potentially hidden latino base, if it's close in nevada, chris, it's going democratic. >> it's very important to look at the latino vote, but if you spent any time there, you know that's not all of the minority vote there. >> yeah, if you look at the minority vote in nevada, what's happe
the obama campaign has made 15. two key swing county stops, washoe and carson city, make up over 18% of the state, combined ad spends has walloped those residents $19 each person and if that doesn't open up a lead, it may come down to this message to hispanic students in 2010. >> i don't know that all of you are latino, some of you look a little more asian to me. i don't know that. i've been called the first asian legislator in our nevada state assembly. >> all right, that was...